Armando sometimes appeared in film with his father Juan Calvo (Juan Domènech), like in "El Escándalo", "Espronceda" and "Los Últimos de Filipinas". Armando played the lead and Juan secondary roles. Armando and his brother Manolo made several movies together in Mexico, as "La Casa de la Troya", "Abismos de Amor", "La Vorágine" and "Acapulco".